Forest Fire (5361 ha) in Angola 21 Jul 2022

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1008087
Countries: Angola
Start Date - Last detection*: 21 Jul 2022 - 08 Aug 2022
Duration (days): 18
People affected: 0 in the burned area
Burned area: 5361 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score


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07 Aug 05:1610 Aug 05:37

Impact Timeline

IDAlert colorGDACS ScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
1 0.5 0 5084 07 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS
2 0.5 0 5361 10 Aug 2022 03:00 GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Angola , Province of Bie (population 1,257,824) . The nearest places are and Andulo.

Radius Population
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people
1 km <1000 people
Burned Area no people


Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Bie Angola 1.3 million people
Malanje Angola 1000000 people
Cuanza Sul Angola 730000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Andulo Bié Angola City - 70 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Andulo ANL unknown 0 70 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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